Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 23.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
23.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 148 countries
All-time high
23.2%
in 2016
All-time low
14.1%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2011–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico, 2011–2018

05101520252011201420182011: 14.9 %2012: 14.9 %2013: 14.1 %2014: 15.2 %2015: 17.8 %2016: 23.2 %2018: 23.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico is 23.1%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.

Puerto Rico ranks 13th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Puerto Rico, 2011 to 2018.
Year % Change
2011 14.9%
2012 14.9% +0.3%
2013 14.1% -5.7%
2014 15.2% +8.4%
2015 17.8% +16.6%
2016 23.2% +30.4%
2018 23.1% -0.2%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 23.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 16.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 23.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.0%, 4.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 10 Bahamas 26.4% compare
  2. 11 Guinea 25.0%
  3. 12 Ethiopia 24.1% compare
  4. 14 Jordan 22.4% compare
  5. 15 Honduras 22.3% compare
  6. 16 Jamaica 17.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Puerto Rico was 23.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2013.
How does Puerto Rico rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Puerto Rico ranks 13th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/